Senior HR Generalist

TL;DR

Senior HR Generalist: Deliver end-to-end HR operations across multiple countries with an accent on employee lifecycle management, payroll coordination, and compliance with local labour legislation. Focus on maintaining accurate people data, providing day-to-day guidance to managers and employees, and contributing to global HR projects and process improvements.

Location: MUST be based in UK or NL

Company

One of the world’s top crop protection companies with nearly 8,500 employees and $4 billion in annual sales across more than 100 countries, part of the Syngenta Group.

What you will do

• Manage the full employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding
• Maintain accurate people data in SuccessFactors and prepare HR documentation compliant with local laws
• Support workforce planning, headcount tracking, labour cost reporting, and payroll coordination
• Provide day-to-day HR guidance to managers and employees
• Support recruitment, employee relations, development, and engagement initiatives
• Contribute to global HR projects and process improvements

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of HR experience in a generalist or HR operations role
• Proven experience working across multiple countries or international environments (must-have)
• MUST be based in UK or NL
• Strong understanding of HR operations, payroll coordination, and employee lifecycle management
• Strong experience with HRIS systems (SAP SuccessFactors, ADP, Celegro preferred)
• Advanced Excel and reporting skills; Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Law, Psychology, or related field
• Fluent English required; strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Nice to have

• Dutch language skills
• Experience in multinational or matrix organisations
• Experience supporting transformation or HR operating model changes
• Exposure to automation or process improvement initiatives

Culture & Benefits

• Highly matrixed, international environment across different cultures and legal frameworks
• Diverse and inclusive workplace welcoming candidates from all backgrounds